What Frames Should Prince Bring Back?

[sunof tennis]

Originally Posted by ArliHawk

+1 and CTS Response

Was the CTS Response the purple one?

[amx13]

A 95 sq. in. Tour Diablo with a 16x18 pattern, that would be my holy grail

[Cesare]

the CTS Synergy db 26, with the o-ports!

[CaptinStiff]

Originally Posted by Cesare

the CTS Synergy db 26, with the o-ports!

My favorite classic stick I still use today. Would be interesting to see what O3 would be like on it. Love the heft and flex of that stick, feels so good when you make perfect contact on the strings.

[mxmx]

I used to like this technology with the dampener:
http://images.cloud.worthpoint.com/w...d8e5237412.jpg

[themitchmann]

As a result of this thread, I've strung up an old Spectrum Comp 110, and plan on stringing up my first full size racquet: CTS Synergy DB 24 MP.

[tennisinoc]

I have a couple of CTS Synergy MP 26 and 24 (rare non DB) that hit like a dream.
If anyone is looking to take a trip down old school lane to see what these feel like, hit me up. I am selling them for a very reasonable price.
tennisinoc at gmail dot com

I think the old school FOAM filled frames that Prince originally got themselves established in the market with (ie. POG, Spectrum Comp) would be nice to see in one of their modern frames. Get the "feel" back into tennis.

[Cesare]

Originally Posted by CaptinStiff

My favorite classic stick I still use today. Would be interesting to see what O3 would be like on it. Love the heft and flex of that stick, feels so good when you make perfect contact on the strings.

it's a great frame, i love the feel and the plow, i would like to see a new version a little bit lighter( 11,2 unstrung), same flex, and a slighltly heavier head balance.

[NLBwell]

Line Up:
POG Mid
POG 100
POG 100 extended (there were various versions of these like the Changs)
POG OS

Response or Response Ti
Warrior (lighter)

Couple of Thunder or Rip -type rackets for the light power-racket crowd. I always thought the Thunderstick was cool.

Personally, I'd love to see the Graduate or Approach, but I'm not sure they'd sell to the larger market.

[Don't Let It Bounce]

I'd like to see the Prince Graphite OS with a denser stringing pattern... which I guess means I'd like to see the Prince Precision Graphite OS. Slightly lower stiffness would be nice, too.

With so many elbow problems and the current market trends toward stiff and light, they could maybe sell a few re-introduced Vortexes – and with modern engineering, they might not have to make them so thick-beamed – but they probably cost too much to make, and they feel too different from other rackets for them to get enough sales.

[zapvor]

honestly, the OC-1 cushion shoes. they were teh best!

[pshulam]

spectrum comp -- solid but not stiff

[goran_ace]

Originally Posted by NLBwell

Personally, I'd love to see the Graduate or Approach, but I'm not sure they'd sell to the larger market.

Funny, I was going to say these would be the best to bring back or CTS Lightning. Good all around rackets. Could be a good fit for a beginner/intermediate as well a tournament level players. Prince needs a racket with Pure Drive-like appeal.

POG is a dinosaur, and if not for nostalgia, I would argue it has no place in the lineup. I love that racket and played with it for over a decade in my junior years. Still have a couple. It's a great feeling to hit with it when I get nostalgic, but no way I'd carry it into battle these days. There are other rackets in Prince's history that would probably be better to keep around or bring back for those who want a players' stick (Diablo, Exo3 Tour, NXG graphite, rebel).

[MajorSlacker202]

I would love it if they brought the Precision Graphite 640 in the 95 sq inch head size. Played with it when I was younger. Great control with just the right amount of power when I needed it.

[PBODY99]

O3 tour 27.5" European Spec. The original THUNDERSTICK 90,Tour Diablo

[heftylefty]

CTS Graduate!!

[BlueB]

Originally Posted by goran_ace

Prince needs a racket with Pure Drive-like appeal.

Prince had a number of PD-like racquets. I played with few:
Graphite Pro Classic series (widebody)
Synergy Tour Ultra Light
Tubo Shark MP
O3 Hybrid Shark MP

POG is a dinosaur, and if not for nostalgia, I would argue it has no place in the lineup. I love that racket and played with it for over a decade in my junior years. Still have a couple. It's a great feeling to hit with it when I get nostalgic, but no way I'd carry it into battle these days.

Get the leather grip off your POG 4-stripe, or Tour, replace with 2 overgrips only. Now, you've got a ~335g, ~5 HL modern spec racquet with a classic solid feel. Enjoy!

[USS Tang]

I loved the Triple Threat Attitude.

[themitchmann]

I'm starting to think maybe some more longbodies...

Precision 720/770?

[Automatix]

Originally Posted by themitchmann

I'm starting to think maybe some more longbodies...

Precision 720/770?

I'm biased here because I use extended racquets. A +0.5 inch is a minimum for me.

As I wrote in my other post in this thread I preferred the Precision Retro to PG LB.